2010 Census Is Coming -- Student Volunteers Sought

12/04/09

Contributed by Doreen Hettich-Atkins

Student Leaders, the 2010 Census is coming this spring and your community needs your help!

Once every 10 years, the Census Bureau conducts a complete count of everyone living in the United States. In order to get every student counted -- once, and in the right place -- we are asking you to join the Census on Campus initiative to help educate and mobilize your fellow college and university students.

Why is this important to you?

Census data collected in 2010 affects you directly for the next 10 years!
Billions of dollars in federal funding, important research, community services, and congressional representation are at stake.
Volunteering is a resume-booster! Gain valuable experience to add to your resume.

How can you and your organization participate?

Plan 2010 Census awareness-raising events and activities for the spring semester.
Distribute census materials through your organization, club, or student government/union, and at athletic or campus-wide events.
Post Census 2010 signs or banners around campus.
Write about the census through student-run media or social networking sites, like Facebook or Twitter.

For more information, please:

Check out our Census on Campus website at http://2010.census.gov/campus/.
Get updated through the Census Director’s blog at http://blogs.census.gov/2010census/.
Contact the Regional Census Bureau at boston.pdsp@census.gov.

Start planning for next semester now! Don’t miss this chance...it comes once every 10 years!

Thank you,

The “Census on Campus” Team
2010 Census: Find it. Fill it out. Be counted

U.S. Census Bureau - Boston Region
One Beacon Street, Seventh Floor
Boston, MA 02108
Office: 617-223-3610
boston.pdsp@census.gov

You can also contact Doreen Hettich-Atkins who is serving as the census point person for Ithaca College.

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